Public Utilities Finance Manager

City-of-Clovis,-Ca; Clovis (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Clovis is seeking a Finance Manager for the Public Utilities Department to plan, organize, and manage the department's financial activities, systems and programs. The role encompasses accounting, budgeting, forecasting, auditing, grants administration, and fund balance management, with supervision of professional and support staff.

Ideal candidates will hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field and have at least four years of professional-level financial experience,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Public Administration, or closely related field.
• Four years professional-level experience performing accounting and financial analysis and auditing for a municipality or a business of comparable complexity with at least two years of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and manage financial activities including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, auditing, and grants administration.
• Direct the work of assigned operations within the Public Utilities Finance function.
• Advise the Public Utilities Director and department management regarding financial programs and accounts.
• Prepare clear and concise financial reports and ensure compliance with GAAP/GASB, policies, and applicable laws.
• Train, supervise, and evaluate professional, technical, and administrative staff; set priorities and review performance.

Skills

Budgeting

GAAP

GASB

Auditing

Supervision

Financial Analysis

Grants Administration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

DEFINITION

Under general direction plan, organize, and manage the Public Utilities Department’s financial activities, systems, and programs in such areas as general accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, auditing, grants administration, and fund balance management; direct the work of assigned operations; advise the Public Utilities Director and Department Management regarding financial programs and accounts; perform the most complex financial work of the Public Utilities Department; and perform related work as required.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS

Reporting to the Public Utilities Director or their designee, the Public Utilities Finance Manager is a managerial level class in the Public Utilities Department. The incumbent performs a variety of difficult professional level finance and accounting work. In this capacity, the incumbent receives administrative direction from Executive Staff and exercises direct supervision of professional, technical and administrative staff setting priorities, making assignments, training and reviewing the work of subordinates. The incumbent acts with a high degree of independence of action in the assigned areas of responsibility. Direction and instructions given by the supervisor generally do not provide all the information needed to complete the assignment. The incumbent is expected to resolve most problems confronted through the application of judgment and precedent, referring to the supervisor only those problems which involve the establishment of new procedures, or which involve situations that are inconsistent with departmental procedures and policies. Except where a deviation in policy is involved, most work is not reviewed directly by the supervisor and when work is reviewed, the review is directed towards outcome and results.

LICENSE REQUIRED

• Possession of a valid California Driver's License and a good driving record.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Accounting, Business, Public Administration, or closely related field.

Experience:

• Four years professional-level experience performing accounting and financial analysis and auditing for a municipality or a business of comparable complexity with at least two years of supervisory experience.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of public finance administration including accounting, budgeting, and auditing;
• General municipal revenue and accounting principles and practices;
• General accepted accounting and auditing principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) practices related to municipal government finance;
• Methods of internal controls appropriate to accounting procedures;
• Pertinent local, State and Federal laws, ordinances, policies, rules, and regulations;
• Principles of budget preparation, forecasting and monitoring;
• Financial reporting requirements;
• Modern office methods procedures and practices;
• Financial analysis and research methods;
• Data processing systems and procedures as they apply to financial record-keeping;
• Principles and practices of report writing;
• Techniques and principles of effective interpersonal communication;
• Principles and practices of supervision, training, performance evaluation and personnel management;
• Principles and practices of leadership, motivation, team building and conflict resolution;
• Business mathematics and statistics;
• Principles of good customer service;
• Appropriate safety precautions and procedures.

Ability to:

• Read, understand, interpret and apply laws, rules and regulations to specific accounting and financial situations;
• Organize, implement and direct financial operations and activities;
• Establish and analyze accounting systems and procedures;
• Analyze and prepare budgets; use computer programs to analyze data and build forecasting models.
• Analyze, understand, critically evaluate, and reconcile technical financial data and complex financial and accounting records;
• Make recommendations regarding complex accounting transactions;
• Understand the organization and operation of the City and of outside agencies as necessary to assume assigned administrative responsibilities;
• Interpret and apply pertinent City and departmental policies, procedures, rules and regulations;
• Organize and supervise the work of staff engaged in a variety of accounting and financial record-keeping operations;
• Perform professional level accounting and financial record-keeping work of professional level difficulty;
• Prepare clear and concise financial reports;
• Perform statistical analysis and auditing;
• Operate a vehicle observing legal and defensive driving practices;
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions;
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing;
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers and the public using principles of good customer service;
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with those contacted in the course of work;
• Plan, schedule, make work assignments, set priorities, train, evaluate, select and recommend discipline of subordinates;
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality of a wide range of sensitive information encountered in the course of work;
• Operate a computer terminal accurately and efficiently;
• Operate a calculator by touch.

• Incumbent is required to attend periodic evening meetings.
• Incumbent is required to travel within and out of the City to attend meetings.
• Positions in this classification are designated as confidential under the Meyers-Millais Brown Act and are exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• The work is primarily sedentary.

This job flyer does not constitute a contract and its terms and conditions can change without notice.

THE CITY OF CLOVIS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER